Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
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Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
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 Loch Leaven in the Center Block section of the park |
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| location | Alberta / Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| surface | 388.22 km² | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 35 ′ N , 110 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1989 | |
The Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is a 38,822-hectare provincial park in Canada . The park consists of parts in both Alberta and Saskatchewan . The Alberta portion is near Elkwater about 70 km southeast of Medicine Hat . The two parts in Saskatchewan are at Fort Walsh (which is referred to as the West Block ), about 50 km southwest of Maple Creek and 30 km south of Maple Creek (which is known as the Center Block ).
The tourism focus of the park is on the one hand the part of the park in Alberta and on the other hand in the Center Block in Saskatchewan. The West Block is used by most tourists only on the way to Fort Walsh National Historic Site happens.
investment
The park is located in the eponymous Cypress Hills and consists of three parts. One of the parts is in Alberta and is directly adjacent to a part in Saskatchewan, the West Block . The third section of the park, Center Block, is also in Saskatchewan . This has no direct connection to the other two parts. The Alberta part of the park is accessible via Alberta Highway 41 . In Saskatchewan, the West Block can be reached via Saskatchewan Highway 271 and the Center Block via Saskatchewan Highway 21 .
The park protects most of the Cypress Hills landscape. The three blocks protect lush forest and grassland and are surrounded by dry prairie . The park is an IUCN Category II ( National Park ) protected area .
history
Today's stake goes back to a part in Alberta that was established in 1951 and one in Saskatchewan that was established in 1931. Established in 1989 as an Interprovincial Park , it is the first park in Canada to cross provincial boundaries. So far it is the only one in Canada as such.
In 2000, the Fort Walsh National Historic Site became part of the park.
See also
Web links
- Internet presence of the Interprovincial Park , English
- Map on Tourism Saskatchewan , English
- Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Cypress Hills Provincial Park (English) (part of Alberta)
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Cypress Hills Provincial Park (English) (Saskatchewan shares)